About Academic WorldQuest

Academic WorldQuest is a separate version of our popular WorldQuest International Trivia Competition - for high school students.  Each team comprises four members who pool their knowledge to confer and answer multiple choice questions about flags and capitals, people in the news, world geography and current events. 

First Prize:

Four scholarships for qualifying students and their sponsor to represent Minnesota at the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington D.C.

2010 Competition:

Underwriters:  David Winton Bell Foundation, The Winston R. and Maxine H. Wallin Fund of the St. Paul Foundation.

Media Sponsor:  Minnesota Public Radio

Who Can Play?
This event is open to all Minnesota high schools, but space is limited so be sure to register as soon as possible.

Recruit Your Student Team
The selection method of the four team members is up to each high school.  Other states have found student clubs, such as Youth in Government, AFS, Debate, Model United Nations, Boys and Girls State and Language clubs, to be good sources of student interest. 

National Academic WorldQuest
Visit the World Affairs Councils of America website for more information. 

QUICK FACTS

60 students on 15 teams from 9 high schools participated in our 4th Annual Academic WorldQuest Competition